What are the customs and traditions of Xiaoshu? Legends about Xiaoshu
The arrival of Lesser Heat means that most parts of China have entered the hot season. So what are the customs and traditions of Lesser Heat ? What are the legends about the Lesser Heat solar term? The sixth month of the lunar calendar is the season when lotus flowers begin to bloom, and lotus flowers are the messenger of June. If you want to know about the sixth lunar month of 2019, please visit Mr. Shui Mo’s website for consultation.What are the customs and practices of Lesser Heat?Customs of Lesser Heat: Eating dumplings, cucumbers and eggs . Eating dumplings during the dog days is a traditional custom. People have poor appetite during the dog days and are often thinner than usual, which is commonly known as the bitter summer. Dumplings are the food that stimulates the appetite and relieves cravings in traditional customs. In some places in Shandong, people eat raw cucumbers and boiled eggs to cure the summer heat. They eat eggs in the morning of the beginning of the dog days and do not eat any other food.Lesser Heat Customs: Drying Clothes and Books The custom of "exposing books" has a history of at least two thousand years in my country. In "Mu Tianzi Zhuan", there is a record that "the emperor traveled eastward, stopped at Queliang, and exposed the worm-eaten books in Yuling." By the Han and Tang dynasties, the practice of exposing books gradually became a system. In the Northern Song Dynasty, a unique book-showing gathering was formed among the literati in the imperial academies, where scholars and literati would visit each other, appreciate and learn from each other's books. Liu Yiqing of the Southern Dynasty told an elegant and interesting story in "A New Account of Tales of the World". Hao Long, a famous scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, saw his neighbors drying their clothes and quilts, so he ran to the sun, lay down flat, lifted up his clothes and faced his belly to the sun. Others were puzzled and asked him what he was doing, and he replied, "Sunning books." Customs of Lesser Heat: Eating soup noodles on the dog days of June. The custom of eating noodles on the dog days of June began at least in the Three Kingdoms period. "Wei Shi Chunqiu" records: "On the hot summer days, people eat soup noodles, wipe the sweat with a towel, and their faces are bright." The soup noodles here refer to hot soup noodles. "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji" said: "On the day of the sixth lunar month, people eat soup cakes to ward off evil." May is an evil month, and June is also on the verge of an evil month, so it should also be used to "ward off evil." You can also eat noodles and fried noodles during the dog days of summer. The so-called fried noodles are made by frying flour in a pan until dry and cooked, then mixing it with water and sugar to eat. This way of eating has existed since the Han Dynasty and became more common during the Tang and Song Dynasties. However, at that time, wheat grains were fried first and then ground into noodles. Su Gong, a medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, said that fried noodles can relieve heat, stop diarrhea, and strengthen the large intestine. Customs of Lesser Heat: People in Xuzhou eat mutton during the dog days of summer. People in Xuzhou eat mutton during the dog days of summer, which is called "eating mutton during the dog days of summer". This custom can be traced back to the Yao and Shun period. There is a saying among the people that "a bowl of mutton soup in Pengcheng during the dog days of summer is enough to save the life of a miracle doctor." The Xuzhou people's love for eating mutton in the dog days of summer is best reflected in the local folk song "On the sixth day of June, meet the girl and eat new wheat cakes and mutton soup." Lesser Heat Customs: Tasting New Foods During the Lesser Heat season, “tasting new foods” is popular in various places. The wheat in the north and the rice in the south had been harvested during the Lesser Heat season. Along with the harvest of new grain, there will be a series of sacrificial ceremonies, including sacrifices to heaven, earth, and even to the "God of Land". The ancients revered Hou Ji (the great-great-grandson of Emperor Huang and the eldest son of Emperor Ku) as the "God of Grain". People ground the newly harvested rice into rice, made it into rice to offer sacrifice to the God of Grain, and then tasted the new rice and drank the new wine, which was called "Six Six Blessings". People in the north, in particular, will steam the freshest flour into buns to eat and offer to their ancestors, and they are also accustomed to making porridge with new rice on this day. Lesser Heat Customs: Wearing Jasmine in the Hair Jasmine likes the scorching sun and blooms in the hot summer. The flowers have a strong fragrance that can remove foul air. In Jiangsu, Shanghai and other places, flower sellers in the summer often use thin iron wire to tie jasmine flowers with stems into flower balls, flower ribbons, etc. for women to wear as hairpins. Flower farmers in Tiger Hill, Suzhou, put jasmine in horse-head baskets and sell them on the streets, calling them "hair flowers". Women usually buy them and wear them in their hair. "Book of Jin" records that "people in the capital wear Naihua in their hair". Naihua is the jasmine we see today. In midsummer, pick jasmine flowers every night, take half a cup of well water, use something to place the flowers on the cup so that the flowers are one or two centimeters above the water, and seal it with thick paper. The next day the flowers can be worn and the water used to make tea, which has a refreshing fragrance and is particularly wonderful. Legends about the Lesser Heat solar term:1. According to legend, "June 6th" is the day when dragon robes are dried in the Dragon Palace. Because this day is almost on the eve of Lesser Heat, it is the day with the highest temperature, longest sunshine time and strongest solar radiation in the year, so every household will choose this day to "dry the clothes in the hot summer", which means hanging the clothes stored in the boxes and cabinets outside to be exposed to the sun in order to remove moisture, prevent mildew and moth.2. It is said among the people that on June 6th, hundreds of ropes are hung on the roof of the house. "It is said that Altair and Vega in the sky are separated by the Milky Way and can only meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month in a year. But there is a Milky Way between them and there is no ferry. What can they do? Therefore, on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, most children in the world will put the "baisuozi" that they wear on their hands and feet during the Dragon Boat Festival on the roof to let magpies take them away, so as to build a beautiful bridge like a rainbow on the Milky Way so that Altair and Vega can meet. 3. According to legend, this day is the day when "Little White Dragon" returns home. Because "Little White Dragon" violated the heavenly rules, he was imprisoned on a faraway island by his father, the Dragon King, and lost his freedom of movement. Only on June 6th will the Dragon King graciously allow him to go home to visit his mother. Because "Little White Dragon" was eager to visit his mother, he traveled day and night, bringing thunder and lightning, strong winds and heavy rain. 4. On the day of Fu, the ancients said: Fu means "hiding to avoid the hot summer". The record of offering sacrifices on the day of Fu can be found as early as the Pre-Qin period. Ancient books say that on the day of the dog days, "the emperor is Emperor Yan, and the god is Zhurong." According to legend, Yan Emperor was the sun god, and Zhurong was the fire god and great-great-grandson of Yan Emperor. Legend has it that Emperor Yan asked the sun to emit enough light and heat to make grains grow, and from then on humans no longer had to worry about food and clothing. People appreciate his merits and commemorate him during the hottest time of the year. Hence the legend of "Fu Ri Sacrifice" came into being. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing that can be controlled is his or her "luck." Unexpected changes in the world may happen at any time, so use Mr. Shui Mo's [Premium Calculation] function to learn more about your fortune in 2019! |
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